RIO BRAVO

How RIO BRAVO compares

With 150 MW of capacity, RIO BRAVO ranks 14th among the 65 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New Mexico and 10th of the 16 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.8% of New Mexico's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 608th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2000, it is older than 79% of the 63 operating New Mexico plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Bernalillo County with 4 other operating plants, including REEVES and FORD UTILITIES CENTER.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 150 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 419 GWh in 2024 (a 32% capacity factor), up 59% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is DELTA PERSON LLC (115 kV), about 0.2 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 7 operating power plants totaling 175 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is REEVES (154 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, ServerCondo-219 Albuquerque in Albuquerque, about 4.1 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology